UC Berkeley updates data security through new contract
UC Berkeley contracted a new information technology firm in January in order to protect over 20,000 faculty and staff members from losing important files on their computing devices. Read More…
Tag Archives: Tang Center
Protesters rally against UC SHIP fee increases, march to Tang Center
More than 50 protesters gathered at Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue Wednesday afternoon before marching to the Tang Center to protest changes in UC Student Health Insurance Plan coverage. Read More…
Check your intake at the front door
Be responsible about alcohol consumption in the residence halls
For Halloween, I was a Cal track and field champion — not because I went out that night clad in blue and gold short shorts, wristbands and running shoes but because for one night, I had to nearly break the Cal long jump record — on several occasions — just Read More…
The ‘Crossroads’ of healthy eating
Cal Dining staff members provide advice for students who want to eat balanced dining commons meals.
Before 5 p.m. most nights, a crowd of students forms outside the Crossroads campus dining hall, all eager to eat their fill and get on with their evening plans. When the doors are unlocked, the students file in, but despite the multitude of options Crossroads offers, a line always forms Read More…
Off the beat: Mind matters
Young adults across the nation share many of Angelakos’ struggles of living with mental illness that I believe are reflected in the lyrics of Passion Pit’s latest album Gossamer: institutionalization, strained relationships, depression, medication, substance abuse and mania. In 2006, it was estimated that nearly one third of young adults aged 18 through 26 experienced some kind of mental illness, including high instances of bipolar and major depression. For individuals who develop schizophrenia, their first “psychotic break” is most likely to happen in the late teens or early 20’s. Read More…
Campus community responds to rise in alcohol-related incidents
UCPD and campus agencies are working to combat increases in the number of alcohol-related illnesses reported early in the semester over the past two years, though it is unclear whether those efforts have succeeded.
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UCPD reports increase in alcohol-related calls as school year begins
The number of alcohol-related illnesses called in to UCPD since move-in weekend this year has already surpassed the number recorded in all of August last year.
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Tang Center to provide free sexual health services to women with SHIP insurance
On Aug. 15, the UC Student Health Insurance Plan will join insurance providers across the nation in starting to offer many female health services such as birth control, pap smears, virus testing and mammograms without requiring co-payments from patients. Read More…
UC community weighs in on Affordable Care Act
For many people, including UC students, the Supreme Court’s decision regarding the Affordable Care Act means provides more alternative insurance options and increased affordable health care. Read More…
Former Tang Center doctor sued in relation to death of UC Berkeley graduate
Former UC Berkeley Tang Center doctor Robert Kevess is is now being sued by the parents of deceased campus alumnus Elgin Stafford. Read More…